Technician: Yeast Microbiologist with Experience in Cell Biology and Genetics

As a yeast technican you will be part of a vibrant and social research team that uses experimentally evolved yeast cells as a model to uncover the secrets behind the stability of life’s core functions

Job description 

You will be part of a research team within an ERC funded project within the Laan Lab. The team will study how core cellular functions can be remarkably stable while the underlying molecular processes diversify during evolution using budding yeast as a model system. They will use a variety of experimental and computational methods. The team will also exist of two PhD students and a Post-doc who will perform experimental evolution, live cell microscopy and multiscale modeling and will have quantitative backgrounds (i.e. physics, bioinformatics or quantitative biology). You will be the yeast genetics expert in the team, responsible for strain construction, cloning and to prepare samples for genome sequencing and mass spectrometry. You will work with students, help train new lab members, help with lab management and be enthusiastic about participating in work discussions. The position is for one year with the possibility to extend up to 4 years.

The Laan lab is an active member of the highly interactive and diverse Bionanoscience department at the Faculty of Applied Sciences at the TU Delft. For more info on our lab please check www.tudelft.nl/laanlab.

Job requirements 

We are looking for a highly motivated technician with significant experience in yeast cell biology and genetics. The Laan lab is a highly collaborative research group at the interfase between biology and physics, that likes to work on challenging and ambitious problems, typically combining experiments with computational work. We expect the candidate to be a team-player, to have an independent and well-organized work style, to be communicative and creative, and to contribute to our open, interactive, and social lab culture. 

The candidate should have a degree in the field of biology, biochemistry, or biotechnology. Candidates with an MSc or PhD are also encouraged to apply. Good communication skills in English are required. 
 

TU Delft (Delft University of Technology) 

Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context. 

At TU Delft we embrace diversity as one of our core values and we actively engage to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant and the world more just. Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration. 

Challenge. Change. Impact! 

Faculty Applied Sciences 

With more than 1,100 employees, including 150 pioneering principal investigators, as well as a population of about 3,600 passionate students, the Faculty of Applied Sciences is an inspiring scientific ecosystem. Focusing on key enabling technologies, such as quantum- and nanotechnology, photonics, biotechnology, synthetic biology and materials for energy storage and conversion, our faculty aims to provide solutions to important problems of the 21st century. To that end, we educate innovative students in broad Bachelor's and specialist Master's programmes with a strong research component. Our scientists conduct ground-breaking fundamental and applied research in the fields of Life and Health Science & Technology, Nanoscience, Chemical Engineering, Radiation Science & Technology, and Engineering Physics. We are also training the next generation of high school teachers. 

Click here to go to the website of the Faculty of Applied Sciences. 

Conditions of employment 

• Duration of contract is 1 year Temporarily with a posibility for extension
• A job of 32-38 hours per week. 
• A salary based on Schaal 08 of the CAO for Dutch Universities with a salary between €3218 - €4298 gross per month based on a fulltime contract (38 hours), plus 8% holiday allowance and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3%.  
• An excellent pension scheme via the ABP. 
• The possibility to compile an individual employment package every year. 
• Discount with health insurers on supplemental packages. 
• Flexible working week. 
• Every year, 232 leave hours (at 38 hours). You can also sell or buy additional leave hours via the individual choice budget. 
• Plenty of opportunities for education, training and courses. 
• Partially paid parental leave 
• Attention for working healthy and energetically with the vitality program. 

Additional information

If you would like more information about this vacancy or the selection procedure, please contact Liedewij Laan, l.laan@tudelft.nl. 

Application procedure

Are you interested in this vacancy? Please apply no later than 1 May 2025 via the application button and upload the following documents:

• CV
• Motivational letter
• Two names of references

You can address your application to Liedewij Laan.

Please note:

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